Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 10:41:25 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Joel Hardy <fake AT return DOT address DOT com>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Adding Windows Support?
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On 1 Nov 1996, Joel Hardy wrote:

>      I tried to use DJGPP for Windows programs, but RSX just didn't cut 
> it (especially with the GPL).  I want to get rid of MSVC, but I need to 
> program a little for Windows.  I'd love to add Windows support to DJGPP, 
> but I'm running a bit low on info and time.  I know the Windows .EXE file 
> format a little, but it will take MUCH more than that to get anything 
> working (e.g. imports/exports in libraries for DLLs).  Does anybody want 
> to help me?  Once DJGPP supports Windows, there's no reason (except for 
> parts of C++ being under the GPL) that DJGPP wouldn't become one of the 
> most popular C compilers (think about it: if it had basically the same 

While I cannot unfortunately get myself involved in the above project
(mainly because I don't know enough about Windows intricacies), I would
like to point out that IMHO this is a very important initiative and I
urge everybody who can take part in such a project to do so.  As many 
others, I have come to not trust an environment which doesn't make its 
sources readily available, mainly because without sources, there are 
bugs/problems which you cannot solve.  Making DJGPP compatible with 
Windows programming means bringing free tools to an environment which 
currently lacks them (give or take the Cygnus project).